Rails

Clapper Rails grunting at dusk (Apr, NJ).










Clapper Rail tek calls (dusk, April, NJ).











Two Clapper Rails calling in close proximity, one with a softer,grating call, the other with a tik call (dusk, Apr, NJ).


softer call










tik








A louder grating call (dusk, May, NJ).













Virginia Rails have a squeakier grunting call than Clapper Rails, and as with that species, the grunt is often a duet by the male and female. The female caller is higher (Apr, NJ).











Single bird grunting (Apr, NJ)











The ti-dik call of the Virginia Rail is thought to be made primarily by unmated males (May, ND).











The common call of Sora (May, ND).











Sora whinny (May, ND).












The Yellow Rail sounds like a typewriter (May, ND). This bird was one of the highlights of a trip to North Dakota, and was recorded shortly after sunset at a marsh near Towner. It only called for a couple of minutes in the 2 hours we were there.












American Coot, calls by several foraging and diving birds (Feb, DE)